Lamp-signaling arrangement.



A. H. MID GLEY. LAMP SIGNALING ARRANGEMENT.

'APPL| CAT|ON FILED FEB. 24. 916.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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ALBERT HENRY MIDGLEY, F ACTON VALE, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF I0 CHARLES ANTHONY VANDERVELL, OFACTON VALE, ENGLAND.

LAMP-SIGITALING ARRANGEMENT.

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Application filed Februaiy 24, 1916, Serial No. 80,199 Y I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT HENRY' MIDGLEY, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and residing at Warple Way, Acton Vale, in the county of Middlesex, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin and Relating 4 to Lamp-Signaling Arrangements, of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to lamp-signaling arrangements, more especially for use "on aircraft or for other purposes, the main object of the invention being to provide a very light arrangement of this kind.

Theinvention mainly consists in a lamp signaling arrangementcompri'sing in combination with a revolver-shaped lamp-holder having a handle provided-with a trigger, a

reflector mounted thereon preferably in an adjustable manner, an opaque member provided in front of the lamp and a shutter operated around the lamp by means of said trigger in such a manner that while the shutter is normally kept in sucha position as to prevent the light reaching-the reflector,

when operated by the trigger it is removed from said position in order to allow the light to reach the reflector. 1

The invention also consists in the details of construction hereinafter more P rticularly referred to and specifically claimed.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings in which i Figure 1 is a sectional elevation; Fig; 2 a front view partly cut away; Fig. 3 a sectional plan; and Fig. 4 a backview partly cut away of the improved apparatus.

Referring to the drawings: a is a lampholder for the lamp 6 which is provided with a revolver-shaped hollow handle c, in which is mounted a trigger d, and an electricswitch c, the spring contact 0 of which is adapted to be brought into contact with a.

fixed contact a, by means of a switch handle a when the handle 0 is grasped for signaling urposes. I v

f, f, are the leads to the lamp, 9, g, are

adjustable stops for the trigger a3, and It a cover for closing the top ofthe revolvershaped. hollow handle 0. a c is a parabolic reflector provided with a base 2', by means of which it is slidingly mounted on the holder at.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1916.

j, j, are adjusting screws provided with milled heads and mounted in lugs 70, k,

formed on the lamp-holder a, by means of which the reflector can be shifted relatively to the lamp in order to focus the latter.

The shutter consists of two parts Z Z. of

a divided hemisphere interposed between the back of the lamp 6 andthe reflector z and normally kept in that position by means of a spring '0 hereinafter. referred to. The two parts 2,, Z, of the shutter are arranged to pivot from the front to'the back of the lamp around an upper and lower pivot m m, which are secured to a bridge member 42- ring 1-, preferably through the interposition.

of an India-rubber ring 8. The operation of the shutters by means of the trigger cl is effected through the intermediary of links t t attached to the parts Z Z of the shutter respectively, and i to a lever it which is under the control of f the spring 12 hereinbefore referred to,and of a rod d attached to a fork-shaped member (5 which also carries a, roller 03,, acted upon by the: trigger d' in such a manner as to cause the rod d, to slide through the lampholder. A

u, is an adjustable stop secured to the bridge member 7:. and adapted to come into contact with the lug 66 provided on thelever u in order to suddenly stop the movement of the latter and thereby damp the movement of the shutters when they reach their end position. I

wis .a sight which is arranged to pass through the reflector 'i'to which it is attached, and through the-transparent plate 9, the object of this arrangement being to bring the sight as near as'possible the focus of the parabolic reflector, thereby increasing thev accuracy of sighting. as is a handle which is attached to the base i of the reflector-by means of a clamping ring '00,, the object of this handle being to steady the lamp.

. shutter from said trigger, and an opaque member arranged in front of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A lamp signaling device comprising in combination a revolver-shaped lamp holder, a trigger, a reflectorand a lamp all mounted on said lamp holder, a shutter consisting of two parts of a divided hemisphere, pivots for the two parts of said divided hemisphere, means for operating said shutter from said trigger, and an opaque member arranged in front of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth. a

3. A lamp signaling device comprising in combination a revolver-shaped lamp holder,

a trigger, a reflector and a lamp all mounted on said lamp holder, means for sliding the reflector on the lamp holder, a pivoted hemispherical shutter, means for operating said shutter from said trigger, and an opaque member arranged in front of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A lamp signaling device comprising in combination a revolver-shaped lamp holder, a trigger, a reflector and a lamp all mounted on said lamp holder, adjustable stops for the trigger, a pivoted hemispherical shutter, means" for operating said shutter from said trigger, and an opaque member arranged in front of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A lamp signaling device comprising in combination a revolver-shaped lamp holder, a trigger, a reflector, a lamp and a switch all mounted on said lamp holder,- a pivoted hemispherical shutter, means for operating said shutter from said trigger, and an opaque meinber arranged in front of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth.

6. A lamp signaling device comprising in combination a revolver-shaped lamp holder, a trigger, a reflector and a lamp all mounted on said lamp holder, a shutter consisting of two parts of a divided hemisphere, pivots for the two parts of said divided hemisphere, a bridge member attached to the lamp holder and carrying said pivots, means for operating said shutter from said trigger, and an opaque member arranged in front of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth. 1

.7. A lamp signaling device comprising in combination a revolver-shaped lamp holder, a trigger, a reflector and a lamp all mounted on said lamp holder, a shutter consisting of two parts of a divided hemisphere, pivots for the two parts of said divided hemisphere, a bridge member attached to the lamp holder and carrying said pivots, means for operating said shutter from said trigger, a sleeve on the bridge member arranged to surround the lamp, and an opaque member mounted on said sleeve and covering the front of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth.

8. A lamp signaling device comprising in combination a revolver-shaped lamp holder,

' a trigger, a reflector and a lamp all mounted on said lamp holder, a shutter consisting of two parts of a divided hemisphere, pivots for the two parts of said divided hemisphere, means for operating said shutter from 'sald trigger comprising a sliding rod, a lever, a spring acting on said lever and connecting llIlkS between the lever and the two parts of the shutter, and an opaque member arranged in front of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth.

9. A lamp signaling device comprising in combination a revolver-shaped lamp holder, a trigger, a reflector and a lamp all mounted on said lamp holder, a shutter consisting of two parts of a divided hemisphere, pivots for the two parts of said divided hemisphere, means for operating said shutter from said trigger comprising a sliding rod,- a lever, a spring acting on said lever and connecting links between the lever and the two parts of the shutter, an adjustable stop for said lever, and an opaque member arranged in front of the lamp,.as and for the purpose set forth.

10. A lamp signaling device comprising in combination a revolver-shaped lamp holder, a trigger, a reflector and a lamp all mounted on said lamp holder, a pivoted hemispherical shutter, means for operating said shutter from said trigger, an opaque member arranged in front of the lamp, and a sight passing through the reflector in the proximity of the lamp, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALBERT HENRY MIDGLEY. 

